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N10bn libel suit: Court grants IGP leave to serve summons on Sowore by substituted means

23rd December 2020
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From Godwin Tsa, Abuja

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has granted leave to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, to serve a writ of summons on the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore in the N10 billion libel suit he filed against him by substituted means outside the jurisdiction of the Court.

The decision followed a motion exparte marked FCT/HC/M/13103/2020 brought by counsel to the IGP, Dr. Alex Izinyon (SAN).

Justice Binta Mohammed had after listening to the motion as moved by Izinyon, granted the prayers sought by the IGP.

After granting the application, Justice Mohammed then adjourned to January 26, 2021 for hearing.

Izinyon had, in the application, sought an order of the court, “granting leave to the claimant/applicant (Adamu) to issue and serve the writ of summons and statement of claim on the defendant who resides at No. 1, Mosafejo Street, Kiribo, Ese-Odo LGA, Ondo State, outside the jurisdiction of this honourable court.

“An order of this honourable court pursuant to the grant of prayer 1 above for leave to serve the writ of summons and statement of claim, witness statement and other processes filed on the defendant by substituted means by pasting same at No. 1, Mosafejo Street, Kiribo, Ese-Odo LGA, Ondo State, and such service to be deemed as proper service.”

It would be recalled that the I-G had recently described as falsehood a report published by the media outfit, on August 3, accusing him of illegally raising funds to build Police Training School in Nasarawa State.

Adamu, through his lawyer, Izinyon, had threatened to file a N10 billion suit against the online platform and its publisher, Sowore, unless an apology was tendered within seven days of the letter addressed to the media house on Aug. 6.

He had vowed to file the suit except “a written and unequivocal retraction with an apology carried with the same prominence on its platform and three national dailies” was done.

However, in a writ of summon with suit number: CU/3506/2020 dated and filed on Dec.21, Izinyon sought “a declaration that the words published by the defendant against the claimant in the online website of Sahara Reporters of Aug. 3 falsely and maliciously written, published to the general public and therefore was defamatory of the person of claimant.

“The sum of N10 billion only to the claimant as aggravated and exemplary damages against the defendant for libel, falsely and maliciously published by the defendant against the claimant in the online website.”

The lawyer also urged the court to make an order, restraining the media outfit from publishing defamatory report against his client any longer.

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Ajiri Daniels

Ajiri Daniels

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